Suspensory bandage.



No. 746,474. PATENTED.DEG'.8,"190-3.

E. R. DRAKE.

SUSPENSORY BANDAGE.

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Patented December 8,1903.

PATENT -OFFICE.

EDWIN R. DRAKE, OF DE LAND, FLORIDA.

SUSPENSORY BAN DAG E.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No, 746,474, dated December8, 1903.

Application filed January 3 1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN R. DRAKE, of- De Land, in the county ofVolusia and State of Florid a,have invented a new and useful Improvementin Suspensory Bandages, of which the following is a specification.

My invention pertains to an improvement in the leg-bands usually formingan attachment of the scrotal bag of suspensory bandages.

The details of construction, arrangement, attachment, and operation areas hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of asuspensory bandage provided with my improvement. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of a leg-band constructed according to my invention. Fig. 3 is aperspective view illustrating the connection between the leg-band andscrotal bag.

The scrotal bag or pouch 1 and body-band 2 may be constructed in anyapproved or wellknown form. The leg-band is made of two partsto wit, thecentral elastic one 3 and the inelastic end portions 4. The central part3 is formed of two elastic tapes or bands which are laid fiat one uponthe other throughout their length and sewed together along their edges.The inelastic tapes 4 are attached to such double central one 3 byinserting their Serial'No. 137.752. (No model.)

leg-band as a whole has the following advantages: It is elastic at thecenter or adjacent to the scrotal bag, where elasticity is mostimportant for comfort of the wearer of the bandage, and durability ispromoted, since strain and tension are mainly relieved where they areusually greatest. The construction and form of the central elastic part3 enable it to lie fiat against the under side or back of the legs ofthe wearer, and the outer parts 4 being inelastic do not contract andexpand and thus creep or slide on the skin,whereby the comfort of thewearer is further enhanced.

What I claim is The combination, with the body-band and the scrotal baghaving a ring attached, of the leg-band composed of a central partformed of two elastic tapes sewed together and sliding in said ring, andtwo inelastic end portions which are connected with the body-band asshown and described.

EDWIN R. DRAKE. Witnesses:

F. J. ALEXANDER, W. O. WATTS.

